China Travel GuideEnglish edition
SIM, eSIM & Roaming in China
Choose connectivity by the tasks you need: data, a mainland China phone number, home-number SMS access, calls or tethering.
Check before acting
Check the current screen, the conditions that may change and the fallback before making a critical decision.
What to know before you start
Choose the number around the services that must send verification codes during the trip. Passport registration, device compatibility, plan terms and account recovery matter more than the headline data allowance.
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- Check the plan before installing it
- Choose by function
- A resilient setup with a fallback
- Before departure
- Buying a local SIM
- Dual-SIM check after arrival
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